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"Health and education go together: If a child is not healthy, he can't learn." ~Sue Buswell quoted in the article Philadelphia Tragedy Highlights Role of School Nurses published in Education Week.
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As you prepare your students and their families for the summer break, it's a great time to see what NASN has available in the Online Learning Center. Programs in the Center are written just for school nurses including the one on tick-borne illnesses. Take advantage of what's new now and watch for what's new in the coming months! Thank you for all you do, Carolyn Duff, MS, RN, NCSN, President of NASN |
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As you prepare for summer break, what health information do you send to students and families? Take this week's poll.
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NASN's Response to Recent Student Death in Philadelphia SchoolThe National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is saddened at the recent tragic death of a first-grader at Jackson Elementary School in Philadelphia. NASN offers support to the family, students, teachers, and administrators as they grieve and begin the process of healing. Read the entire response. Voices of Meningitis Campaign Kicks Off with Swim EventsNASN nurses, Carolina Sandoval and Mamie Coker took part in Voices of Meningitis campaign events in LA and Atlanta, respectively. Each was joined by 12-time Olympic Medalist Dara Torres to help educate and motivate parents to speak with their teen's health care provider about the importance of vaccination against meningococcal meningitis. Learn more and join us by talking to your community and sharing materials from our website. JOSN Podcasts - Preview Issues and Hear Author InterviewsWant to know what's hot in the upcoming issue of The Journal of School Nursing (JOSN)? Want to hear "behind the scenes" information about articles from their authors? Check out the JOSN podcast library. New podcasts are published regularly! SchoolNurseNet, More Than Another Website NASN's newest internet destination was launched a year ago! Since that time, more than 4,000 connections have been made and 18,000 plus discussion messages have been posted. Access SchoolNurseNet on the web or on the go with the mobile web version of the site. This is YOUR online professional community. Go explore SchoolNurseNet. Texas School Nurse Organization Prepares for NASN2014More than 1,100 attendees and speakers will arrive in San Antonio for the 46th Annual NASN Conference. Walk-in registrations are welcome! Hope to see you there. Learn more.
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School Nurses in the News
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Philadelphia Tragedy Highlights Role of School NursesEducation Week NASN President-elect Beth Mattey of Delaware and NASN Director Sue Buswell of Montana are featured in an article highlighting the role of school nurses, including NASN data and references to a recent article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Read the Education Week article. Rise and Shine and Walk, Walk, WalkNewstimes.ComNASN member Monica Walsh, a school nurse at Huckleberry Hill Elementary in Brookfield, Connecticut, leads students in warm-up exercises as part of the Rise and Shine Club she coordinates to promote community health and fitness. Read this article.
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School Nurses Can Stand Up for Tourette SyndromeThe Tourette Syndrome Association's new video and educator's guide, available in both English and Spanish, are great resources for school nurses to use in promoting peer leadership and for bullying prevention and reduction among elementary students. Access the video and guide. Electronic Cigarette Advertisements and TeensA recent Pediatrics article reported that electronic cigarette ads on television have increased by 256 percent among adolescents ages 12 to 17 and by 321 percent among young adults, ages 18 to 24. Concern for the potential health effects, which have not been fully studied by the FDA, are discussed in a recent USA Today article. Read the USA Today article. Read the entire Pediatrics article.
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NASN's Calendar of Events lists upcoming events for school nursing professionals. Events happening soon include:
Nebraska School Nurses Annual Health Conference
June 8 - 10, 2014
School Nurse Organization of Idaho Annual Conference
June 9 - 10, 2014
Helping Administer to the Needs of the Student with Diabetes in School
Little Rock, Arkansas
June 17, 2014
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The NASN Weekly Digest is an e-news communication of the National Association of School Nurses, Inc. (NASN) sent weekly to NASN members and subscribers. This weekly communication is designed to keep school nurse professionals informed of news, issues, events, and activities related to or affecting school nursing practice.
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